Senior Full-Stack Engineer — PERN, Terraform & CI/CD

Cyber Security Innovations; Hyattsville (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

CSI is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to serve as a full-stack development SME on a federal client's AI Support Services program. This role designs, builds, and sustains production-grade applications using PERN and Infrastructure-as-Code, while applying Agile/Scrum practices and supporting the software development lifecycle end-to-end.

You'll lead with strong data modeling, implement CI/CD pipelines, and collaborate across teams to deliver scalable, secure software solutions.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of software engineering experience with full-stack development.
• Hands-on experience with multiple development frameworks and software architecture.
• In-depth knowledge of relational databases.
• Proficiency in PERN stack and Terraform.
• Experience managing CI/CD pipelines and Git-based code management.
• Experience integrating observability tools into engineering workflows.
• Strong Scrum/Agile experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide extensive software development, scripting, and project-level technical leadership.
• Apply Scrum/Agile development methodologies throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Design and implement applications using full-stack approaches such as PERN (PostgreSQL, Express.js, React, Node.js).
• Use Infrastructure-as-Code tools (e.g., Terraform) to manage environments.
• Manage CI/CD pipelines and Git-based code management.
• Integrate observability tooling into software engineering efforts.
• Direct system installations and upgrades.
• Develop software solutions by studying information needs, conferring with users, mapping systems flow/data usage/work processes, and investigating problem areas.
• Determine system specifications and requirements; improve system performance through systems analysis and recommend policy/procedure changes.
• Apply strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with in-depth knowledge of relational databases.
• Report on development and service issues by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing relevant data.

Skills

Full-stack development

PERN stack

Terraform

CI/CD pipelines

Observability tooling

Scrum/Agile

Relational databases

Git workflows

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/AI/ML

Tools

Terraform

Job description

CSI is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to serve as a full-stack development SME on a federal client's AI Support Services program. This role designs, builds, and sustains production-grade applications using PERN and Infrastructure-as-Code, while applying Agile/Scrum practices and supporting the software development lifecycle end-to-end.

You'll lead with strong data modeling, implement CI/CD pipelines, and collaborate across teams to deliver scalable, secure software solutions.